Why Star Trek Needs Tech Support

Lawrence Walsh

Star Trek's Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise take to the silver screen this week in the latest warp-speed adventure set in the 23rd century. For the last 43 years, Star Trek has inspired scientists and engineers with technological visions of the future. But, how advanced is Star Trek's technology? There are many 21st century solutions that VARs could implement to make the Enterprise more efficient and secure.

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Star Trek's Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise take to the silver screen this week in the latest warp-speed adventure set in the 23rd century. For the last 43 years, Star Trek has inspired scientists and engineers with technological visions of the future. But, how advanced is Star Trek's technology? There are many 21st century solutions that VARs could implement to make the Enterprise more efficient and secure.

Lawrence Walsh is editor of Baseline magazine, overseeing print and online editorial content and the strategic direction of the publication. He is also a regular columnist for Ziff Davis Enterprise's Channel Insider. Mr. Walsh is well versed in IT technology and issues, and he is an expert in IT security technologies and policies, managed services, business intelligence software and IT reseller channels. An award-winning journalist, Mr. Walsh has served as editor of CMP Technology's VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR magazines, and TechTarget's Information Security magazine. He has written hundreds of articles, analyses and commentaries on the development of reseller businesses, the IT marketplace and managed services, as well as information security policy, strategy and technology. Prior to his magazine career, Mr. Walsh was a newspaper editor and reporter, having held editorial positions at the Boston Globe, MetroWest Daily News, Brockton Enterprise and Community Newspaper Company.